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How U.S. Immigration Policy Is Complicating Touring for Foreign Acts
billboard.comWind Rose, an Italian black-metal band that sings about Tolkien lore, isn't exactly poised to become the next U2. But it did have a music video that racked up 2.5 million YouTube views, so when the like-minded Russian band Arkona invited the group to open last year’s Pagan Rebellion club tour in the Midwest, Wind Rose was thrilled to try to jump to the next level.
Then it ran into a force even more powerful than Sauron himself: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The process of acquiring touring visas, which lets foreign music groups work in America for a year, costs roughly $3,000 to $5,000 and has always been a "pain in the ass," says veteran agent Tom Windish.
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